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[[File:Burmarsh-church-tenor-bell.jpg|left|thumb|224x224px|Cracked Tenor bell found in the All Saints Church in Burmarsh]] |
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The Burmarsh Parish Church is dedicated to the All Saints. The chapel was originally built in [[Saxon]] times but was extended into a church by monks of [[Canterbury]] during the [[Norman]] era, post the year 1066 (11th century). The church was expanded again in the 13th century. The west tower was built in the 15th century and the porch was then added in the 17th century. The interior was renovated in the late 19th century with the removal of the box pews, pulpit and the sound board. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kentpast.co.uk/AE/Burmarsh.html|title=Kent Past|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> The two of the three original bells at the church dating back to mediaeval times (the year 1375) and are still used to this day. The other bell is cracked and can now be seen on the floor of the church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitkent.co.uk/attractions/all-saints-church---burmarsh/176239|title=All Saints Church, Burmarsh|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
The Burmarsh Parish Church is dedicated to the All Saints. The chapel was originally built in [[Saxon]] times but was extended into a church by monks of [[Canterbury]] during the [[Norman]] era, post the year 1066 (11th century). The church was expanded again in the 13th century. The west tower was built in the 15th century and the porch was then added in the 17th century. The interior was renovated in the late 19th century with the removal of the box pews, pulpit and the sound board. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kentpast.co.uk/AE/Burmarsh.html|title=Kent Past|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> The two of the three original bells at the church dating back to mediaeval times (the year 1375) and are still used to this day. The other bell is cracked and can now be seen on the floor of the church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitkent.co.uk/attractions/all-saints-church---burmarsh/176239|title=All Saints Church, Burmarsh|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:08, 28 March 2017
| Burmarsh | |
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 All Saints church | |
| Population | 330 [1] |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Romney Marsh |
| Postcode district | TN29 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Burmarsh is a village[2] and civil parish in the Shepway District of Kent, England. The village is located three miles (4.8 km) west of Hythe on the Romney Marsh. The Burmarsh Road connects the village to the once operating Burmarsh Road train station.
In the 1870s Burmarsh was described by John Marius Wilson as:
"...a parish in Romney-Marsh district, Kent; on the coast, adjacent to the Military canal... Acres, 1,796. Real property, £4,612. Pop., 170. Houses, 32."[3]
According to the 2011 Census there were 170 males and 160 females living in the parish.[4]
History
The meaning of Burmarsh comes from Old English. Bur comes from "Burh-Ware" which equates to "Town Dwellers, and "Mersc" which means "Marsh". Therefore if we collaborate these, Burmarsh means "Marsh of Town Dwellers".[5]
Burmarsh appears in the Domesday Book as both Borchemeres and Burwarmaresc. It was one of the very first known settlements on the Romney Marsh. During the reign of King Æthelwulf, around the year 848, the King’s grandson, for the sum of four thousand pence, gave the manor of Burmarsh to his friend Wynemund, who gave it to the monastery of St. Augustine. After which it remained part of the possessions of the monastery, eventually being entered in the record of the Domesday book, under the general title of the land of the church of St. Augustine in Littlestone.[6] When discovered by the Romans, they extracted salt from the area for use by the empire. [7]
Church
The Burmarsh Parish Church is dedicated to the All Saints. The chapel was originally built in Saxon times but was extended into a church by monks of Canterbury during the Norman era, post the year 1066 (11th century). The church was expanded again in the 13th century. The west tower was built in the 15th century and the porch was then added in the 17th century. The interior was renovated in the late 19th century with the removal of the box pews, pulpit and the sound board. [8] The two of the three original bells at the church dating back to mediaeval times (the year 1375) and are still used to this day. The other bell is cracked and can now be seen on the floor of the church.[9]
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ Burmarsh: The Fortress in the Marsh? Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetter of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.
- ^ "Burmarsh (Parish): Key FIguers for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"". Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "History of Burmarsh". Kent Past.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Bristow, W. "The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Romney Marsh, the Fifth Continent".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Kent Past".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "All Saints Church, Burmarsh".
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External links
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